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• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 28 May 3 June

  Date: 3 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-28-may-3-june

  John Williams from the Department of Sociology has written a piece for The Conversation on Sepp Blatter, who before recently resigning from his...

• American Studies student to take the long way home for charity

  Date: 3 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/american-studies-student-to-take-the-long-way-home-for-charity

  A student will join one of his oldest friends on a daunting 60-mile-a-day cycling trip from Austria to England in a mere 24 days.

• Illuminating collection of rare books in new Library exhibition

  Date: 27 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/illuminating-collection-of-rare-books-in-new-library-exhibition

  A new exhibition “Light” dedicated to the International Year of Light, an initiative of the United Nations, opens this week in the University Library.

• Seven top ten subject areas in Guardian University Guide

  Date: 26 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/seven-top-ten-subject-areas-in-guardian-university-guide

  The latest figures from the Guardian University Guide have ranked the University of Leicester at 32nd, placing us among the top third of the 119...

• Leicester reaches one million readers on The Conversation

  Date: 22 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-reaches-1-million-readers-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across the University have collectively captured the imagination of over one million readers through more than 100 articles on The...

• Richard lll brings almost 60 million to city

  Date: 19 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/richard-lll-brings-almost-ps60-million-to-city

  The discovery of King Richard lll brought in more than £59 million to Leicester’s economy, from the time of the discovery to the reinterment,...

• Leicester Abbey and the missing remains of Cardinal Wolsey righthand man to Henry VIII

  Date: 18 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-abbey-and-the-missing-remains-of-cardinal-wolsey-right-hand-man-to-henry-viii

  The discovery of Richard III and the subsequent research into his remains has helped to acquaint members of the public with the nation’s history –...

• University celebrates 50 years of media and communication research with international conference

  Date: 11 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/university-celebrates-50-years-of-media-and-communication-research-with-international-conference

  More than 1,000 delegates from around the world are expected to attend an international conference at the University of Leicester next summer as...

• Holocaust awareness event to pay tribute to liberators of Belsen camp

  Date: 8 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/holocaust-awareness-event-to-pay-tribute-to-liberators-of-belsen

  Today is the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, first celebrated on 8 May 1945, which marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of...

• University celebrates milestone 100 articles on The Conversation

  Date: 29 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/university-reaches-100-articles-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across the University have collectively published 100 articles on The Conversation, setting a new milestone for Leicester in...